![]() ![]() The cross-cultural and geopolitical journey from slavery to freedom and heathenism to Christianity.īefore Chapter 1, Equiano writes: "An invidious falsehood having appeared in the Oracle of the 25th, and the Star of the 27th of April 1792, with a view, to hurt my character, and to discredit and prevent the sale of my Narrative." Like many literary works written by black people during this time, Equiano's work was discredited as a false presentation of his slavery experience.The African slave's voyage from Africa ( Igbo Land) to the Americas and England. ![]() The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The green plaque at Riding House Street, London, commemorates where Equiano lived and published his narrative. ![]()
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